Residents said flames shot from the roof, but everyone got out safely thanks to the actions of a resident and a police officer.

Paul Ketcherside was walking through the complex moments before flames engulfed one of the apartments.

“These kids came running out saying they had a fire in their apartment,” he said.

Ketcherside ran upstairs to help. He said the stove was completely engulfed in flames -- a grease fire out of control. He started to evacuate the neighbors since there was no way to contain the fire.

However, a woman with a disability could not get out of the building on her own. Ketcherside said she was on oxygen, so he and police pulled her to the side and away from the flames.

The woman was checked out by medics on the scene but she refused to go to the hospital. Firefighters said three units were burned and at least eight people would need shelter on Thursday.

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